Which to use
“brûlé” is an adjective and “brûlez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,533
- “brûlé” frequency rank
- #35,408
- “brûlez” frequency rank
- 42941
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | brûlé | brûlez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a été soumis à l’action du feu, a subi une brûlure. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe brûler. |
Same sound, different letters: brûlé vs brûlez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. brûlé runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against brûlez's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - brûlé and brûlez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: brûlé and brûlez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \bʁy.le\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42941, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
brûlé is recorded at frequency rank #7,533, classified as anadj, pronounced \bʁy.le\. brûlez is at rank #35,408, tagged as averb, pronounced \bʁy.le\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 42941, this pair ranks #221,772 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of brûlé vs brûlez
Shared letters: blrû. Private to "brûlé": é. Private to "brûlez": ez.
"brûlé" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "brûlez" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "brûlé" and "brûlez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "brûlé" or "brûlez"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "brûlé" / "brûlez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "brûlé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "brûlez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #221,772 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "brûlé" and "brûlez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "brûlez vs Brunei". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #221,772 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.